Awareness surrounding mercury pollution and its effects on both wildlife and humans is spreading. Recent studies suggest mercury pollution to be more widespread than first anticipated, particularly in ...

In an effort to create more energy, the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Friday announced its plans to loosen limits on mercury pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants.

Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it will strengthen limits on several toxic air pollutants emitted by power plants, including mercury, a neurotoxin that impairs the brain ...

In 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury went into effect, designed to help curb mercury emissions and limit exposure across the globe. However, a new study of mercury levels in soil suggests that ...

The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new, stricter rules for harmful pollutants, including mercury, from coal-fired power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to slash ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced on Friday it will roll back air regulations for power plants limiting mercury and hazardous air toxics at an event in Kentucky, a move it says will ...

Exposure to one of the most toxic forms of mercury (methylmercury) may also disrupt the body's metabolic health, according to ...

Toxins released by long-extinguished fossil fuel fires and gold smelters are showing up in the bodies of Arctic wildlife, according to new research pointing to mercury released by pollution hundreds ...

In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2024 in San Diego, we spoke to Seth Lyman about atmospheric mercury, exploring innovative measurement techniques, and the environmental impact of mercury ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Mercury poisoning among members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation in Ontario, ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Alligators might be soaking up more than just sun, according to new research findings. A new study from the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology in partnership with the Marine ...